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Indonesia submits instrument to UN ratify convention against corruption Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government has submitted an instrument to ratify the UN Convention Against Corruption to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan at the UN Headquarters in New York, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda submitted the instrument to the UN early this week, Desra Percaya said in New York on Friday. "Corruption is an extraordinary transnational crime so that we need international cooperation to fight it," Desra said. The UN Convention began to take effect on December 14, 2005 after 30 countries had submitted instruments to ratify it, he said. Indonesia is the 65th country to submit such an instrument. Under Law No.7/2006, the Indonesian government had ratified the convention, he said. Wirajuda told reporters in Jakarta before leaving for New York some time ago that corruption was not only national but also global issues. Even the UN General Assembly sessions between 2002 and 2003 focused on fighting corruption. After lengthy negotiations, 128 UN members including Indonesia adopted the Convention Against Corruption on October 31, 2003, he said. On a regional scale, concrete actions against corruption became a central topic of discussion at the APEC Summit in Santiago, Chile, in 2004, and in Busan, South Korea, in 2005, he said. "This convention is designed to enhance international cooperation in chasing and arresting corruptors and seizing and returning their ill-gotten wealth to their countries of origin," he said. (*) Copyright © 2006 ANTARA September 22, 2006 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
